Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Career

Vocational Programs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
3,171K	$23.95	$49,810

The average annual wage of the occupations is $49,810 and $24 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Secretaries and Administrative Assistants career. Based on BLS data, a total of 3,171,290 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants is $11,711. The average length of the programs is 399 hours and the average completion time is 10.55 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Career

The following 9 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Secretaries and Administrative Assistants.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Veterinary Administrative/Executive Assistant and Veterinary Secretary	1	-	-	-	-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	90	-	-	63 Hours	14.00 Months
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	252	$13,812	$1,094	341 Hours	8.54 Months
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	14	$12,295	$1,445	239 Hours	11.80 Months
Medical Reception/Receptionist	49	-	-	30 Hours	9.00 Months
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	251	$16,627	$1,325	383 Hours	9.42 Months
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	287	$15,098	$712	238 Hours	10.60 Months
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	532	$8,424	$928	604 Hours	9.00 Months
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	75	$4,008	$2,207	1,296 Hours	12.00 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Veterinary Administrative/Executive Assistant and Veterinary Secretary

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

63 Hours

14.00 Months

Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

252

$13,812

$1,094

341 Hours

8.54 Months

Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist

$12,295

$1,445

239 Hours

11.80 Months

Medical Reception/Receptionist

30 Hours

9.00 Months

Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller

251

$16,627

$1,325

383 Hours

9.42 Months

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

287

$15,098

$712

238 Hours

10.60 Months

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

532

$8,424

$928

604 Hours

9.00 Months

Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

$4,008

$2,207

1,296 Hours

12.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

The following 1,069 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.